I have a 65 version of the comet ,,,and mine looks like a bird nest inside compared to this one . i have the caps replaced and 3prong death cap removal done ...but im tempeted to just rewire it back from scratch any thoughts ?
Andy, I feel your pain. The birds nest is a disaster of design. However, to do more than that would be too much for me. As I age, time has become very important to me! But I recently finished rebuilding a EA-50T mid 60's pacemaker. Once I put a Celestion G10 alnico speaker in it it became a different amp! This is a wonderful upgrade for these crappy, but fun, amps. Mid 60's epi's are fun, because I have no problem nor guilt rebuilding them....can't do that to a Fender! You may notice that I use some plastic zip ties to tidy things up a bit...but it's still spaghetti !
Nice work. So you have a schematic for your mods? I’ve got a 1965 that could stand some of these changes.
I just picked up one of these. In what city do you reside?
Hello, I live in Southern Spain.
I have a 65 version of the comet ,,,and mine looks like a bird nest inside compared to this one .
i have the caps replaced and 3prong death cap removal done ...but im tempeted to just rewire it back from scratch
any thoughts ?
Andy, I feel your pain. The birds nest is a disaster of design. However, to do more than that would be too much for me. As I age, time has become very important to me! But I recently finished rebuilding a EA-50T mid 60's pacemaker. Once I put a Celestion G10 alnico speaker in it it became a different amp! This is a wonderful upgrade for these crappy, but fun, amps. Mid 60's epi's are fun, because I have no problem nor guilt rebuilding them....can't do that to a Fender! You may notice that I use some plastic zip ties to tidy things up a bit...but it's still spaghetti !